Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem, December 21st, report: Israel strictly guards against Omi Keron intends to vaccinate the fourth dose of vaccine for specific population
Recently, the new crown epidemic in Israel has rebounded significantly. The number of cases of Omi Keron strain infection reported on the 21st doubled, and the number of confirmed cases of new crown in a single day rose to a two-month high. In order to curb the rebound of the epidemic and prevent the spread of the Omi Keron strain, Israel has strengthened its control over the entry and exit of the epidemic, controlled the epidemic in a multi-pronged manner internally, and plans to vaccinate a specific population of the country with a fourth dose of the new crown vaccine.
According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health on the 21st, the number of cases infected with the Omi Keron strain has doubled in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative number of infections has increased to 341, of which 234 have arrived from abroad.
In addition, Israel currently has 807 highly suspected cases of Omi Keron strain infection, which are awaiting test results. According to Israeli media reports on the 21st, the country’s first death from Ome Keron on the 20th was an elderly man in his 60s.
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett said at a national television conference on the 19th that with the increase in Omi Keron strain infections, the fifth wave of new crown epidemics has broken out in Israel. Bennett pointed out at a cabinet meeting on the 21st that the number of Omi Kejon infections in Israel will soon increase sharply, “this is not an exaggeration.”
Israel reported the country’s first confirmed case of Omi Keron strain on November 26. In order to curb the spread of Omi Keron strain, Israel has introduced a series of measures to strengthen entry and exit management. Starting in the early morning of November 29, Israel began to ban all foreigners from entering the country. The current ban has been extended to the 29th of this month and may continue to be extended.
At the same time, Israel also listed more than 50 countries as “red” high-risk countries and prohibited its citizens from going there. On December 21, the Knesset approved the addition of 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, and Turkey, to the list of “red” countries. The ban will take effect at midnight on the 21st.
The Israeli government held a “new crown response meeting” on the 21st and decided to implement the “purple ribbon” epidemic prevention and control plan in public places. The plan requires people to provide the COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 rehabilitation certificate when entering the mall-the green code, only one customer per 15 square meters is allowed in the mall; the food stalls in the mall will prohibit dine-in meals and only provide to those with green codes Takeaway service.
The government has also strengthened the epidemic prevention and control of schools. In the “red” and “orange” areas where the epidemic is severe, if the number of students in a class is less than 70% vaccinated, the students must receive distance learning at home. In addition, 50% of government and public service employees are required to work from home, and all employees of private enterprises are encouraged to work from home.
Israel also plans to vaccinate a fourth dose of the new crown vaccine for specific populations in the country. The Israeli Committee of Medical Experts approved the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine for people over 60 and medical staff on the 21st.
Israeli media reported that people who received the fourth dose of the vaccine must be more than 4 months away from the third dose. It is expected that the fourth dose of vaccination will begin within a few days.
According to data from the Israeli Ministry of Health, as of December 21, Israel had confirmed a total of approximately 1.36 million new crown cases and a total of 8232 deaths. At present, about 6.47 million of the country’s 9.3 million population received one dose of the new crown vaccine, about 5.85 million completed two doses of vaccination, and about 4.17 million received a booster shot of the vaccine.